1. THE POLITICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE
2014 UTAH LEGISLATURE AND ITS EFFECT
ON THE LEGISLATION IT PASSES
Presented to the Utah Manufacturers Association
J. Michael Bailey
January 13, 2014
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2014 House and Senate Composition
Republicans Republicans DemocratsDemocrats
House Senate

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 Large Number of Freshmen in the House
– 20 of 75 in the House were new
– 11 more beginning their second term
 Could have been chaotic
 Mood was workmanlike
 Media didn’t find much to report on but they
should have
2013 Legislative Session

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It was a Record Setting Session
303 House
bills passed
221 Senate
bills passed
1 bill (HB 76)
was vetoed
 748 bills were introduced
 524 bills passed

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782 764 748
504 478
524
Comparing Bill Passage Over Time
Bills
Introduced
Bills
Introduced
Bills
Passed
(64%)
Bills
Passed
(62%)
2011 2012 2013
Bills
Introduced
Bills
Passed
(70%)

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 Senate has fewer members (29, compared to
75) but passed many more bills per member
– Just over 4 bills per Representative
– Compared to 7.6 bills per Senator
 House worked slowly in final days
Squabbling between Senate & House

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2013 Bill Passage By The Numbers
Republican -
sponsored
bills that
passed
(492 or 94%)
Democrat -
sponsored
bills that
passed
(32 or 6%)
2012:
87% Republican
13% Democrat

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 Most Prolific Legislators
– Republican
• Senator Todd Weiler (19 out of 33 for 58%)
• Only his second session
• Unseated many-time champion – Senator Curt Bramble
– Democrat (Tie)
• Senator Luz Robles (5 out of 16 for 31%)
• Senator Karen Mayne (5 out of 15 for 33%)
2013 Bill Passage By The Numbers

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73%
of the bills
introduced
passed
38%
of the bills
introduced
passed
Effectiveness of Legislators by Party
Republicans Democrats

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 Mike Bailey
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cell: (801) 201-0115
email: mbailey@parsonsbehle.com
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